State Library Victoria in Melbourne grew from Joseph Reed's 1860 masterplan. The foundation stone was laid on July 3, 1854, and the first stage opened on February 11, 1856. The infobox gives 1854 as established. The article names no client. The Queen's Hall opened in 1856 in one passage and with the south front wing in 1859 in another, and the Redmond Barry Reading Room dates to 1892 or 1893.
Bates, Peebles & Smart built the Domed Reading Room, credited to Norman G. Peebles, which began in 1909 and opened in 1913. The portico dates to 1870, and the article mentions a classical portico but names no style. The dome is 114 feet (34.75 m) across and high, with an oculus nearly 5 m wide.
A refurbishment of about 200 million Australian dollars ran from 1990 to 2004, and Vision 2020 finished in December 2019. Access is free, and the article gives no hours.
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